Workforce

Natasha Jojoa Burling gauges pharmacy sector reaction to the Government’s new health workforce plan

Te Whatu Ora will slash 322 fulltime back-office jobs in a first wave of redundancies as part of its drive to free up resources for frontline healthcare services

Despite new immigration pathways, few pharmacists and technicians are arriving in New Zealand

The country is 170 pharmacists short, according to the Health Workforce Plan 2023/24 from Te Whatu Ora, but pharmacists say the reality is far worse

Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall says the Government is backing a sustained improvement plan for New Zealand’s health workforce

Health minister Ayesha Verrall has unveiled the Government's plan to tackle the workforce crisis

Attracting students into pharmacy school isn’t easy when the profession is so unhappy with workplace conditions, says pharmacy school dean Carlo Marra 

A licensed immigration adviser says a new points system and a longer temporary work visa will provide more certainty for pharmacy workers wishing to migrate to New Zealand

When Parsa Hadiyounzadeh became a pharmacy student, he could never foresee that he would launch his career during a pandemic.

Efficiency, waitlists and speed are all measured in our healthcare system, but what about compassion? Researchers from the Compassion Lab at the University of Auckland explain to Paulette Crowley why the value needs to be measured like a KPI